2009 Langhe Nebbiolo No Name

Proprietor Oscar Farinetti has engineered a remarkable turnaround Borgogno over the last few years. Farinetti bought Borgogno at the end of 2007 then promptly sent his son, Andrea, off to oenological school, while the Boschis family continued to make the wines through 2009. Today, the Borgogno range is solid from top to bottom. Andrea Farinetti, just 25, shows flashes of brilliance as a winemaker, but he needs to grow into the important role with which he has been entrusted. Beginning with 2008, Borgogno has expanded their single-vineyard Barolos to include new bottlings from Cannubi and Fossati that join the Liste in the range. I recently had a bottle of the 1931 Borgogno Cannubi and it was stellar. Let's hope the Farinettis can restore Borgogno to its former glory. Based on his prior track record of success and his sheer will, Oscar Farinetti is not a man I would bet against.